Solid-state imaging device and driving method therefor

a technology of solid-state imaging and driving methods, which is applied in the direction of radioation control devices, television systems, and scanning details of television systems, can solve problems such as noise and shading, and achieve the effects of suppressing well potential fluctuations, and preventing noise and shading
US20050248674A1Active Publication Date: 2005-11-10SONY CORP
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
SONY CORP
Publication Date
2005-11-10

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Abstract

A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array including pixels two-dimensionally arranged in matrix form, with a signal line provided in each column of the arranged pixels, each pixel including a photoelectric conversion element, and a fixing unit fixing the potential of the signal line, which is obtained before the pixel has an operating period, to an intermediate potential between a first power-supply potential and a second power-supply potential.
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CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] The present invention contains subject matter related to Japanese Patent Application JP 2004-129388 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Apr. 26, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to solid-state imaging devices and driving methods therefor, and in particular, to a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) or metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) solid-state imaging device and a driving method therefor.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] CMOS solid-state imaging devices (hereinafter referred to as “CMOS image sensors”), which can be produced in a process similar to that for CMOS integrated circuits, are known as solid-state imaging devices (see, for example, Japanese Patent Specification No. 3000782). Regarding the CMOS image sensors, by using miniaturization technology related to a CMOS ...

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